From Childhood Friends to Always and Forever.

Chapter 13: The Happy Ever After (Dustin)

*We wanted to give you guys a quick update on how everything is going, from the married life to being parents.* Jayden is now 5 years old, and in Kindergarten...shocking right! They grow up so fast. Shanell has finished school, and has opened up her own business as a midwife. B5 have went through a few changes and hardships like splitting up, getting back together, and changing our name to Audio. We are back and better than ever, as the original B5. Take a look into our new lives, and we thank you for going on this journey with us. Until next time! Oh and we have a surprise for you all, see if you can find it!*

"Jayden it's time to get up, and get ready for school. "Shanell says walking into his room. "Okay okay I'm up I promise." Jayden says. He's a hard sleeper just like his father. I hear Shanell walk into our bedroom, but I was too tired to wake up. She grabs a pillow and throws it at me, which causes me to jump up. "I'm up I promise." I say stretching. "Yeah if you say so." she replies laughing. I get up, pulls her close, and kisses her. "Ew guys get a room!" papa says covering his face. "We are in a room son." I say laughing. He runs towards me and I pick him up. "Are you ready for school?" "Yes ma'am." "Okay breakfast is downstairs, we'll be down soon." she says kissing his head. He walks out, and we head to the bathroom to get ready. She puts on her shoes, finish her hair and hygiene, laces up her shoes, and head downstairs. "Any births today momma?" Jayden asks while eating his breakfast. "Not sure yet, I'll find out when I get to the office." she replies grabbing something to eat. I walk down, mess with papa, and take a bite of her bagel. "Really!!" they both say, and all I could do was laugh.

We grab our things to head out. Jayden hugs me goodbye, gets in his car seat, I open Shanell's door, and kiss her goodbye. Hours went by and it was time to go home...finally. I pick up Jayden from my mom's, start prepping and cooking dinner, and started working with him on his homework. "I'm home" Shanell yells. "Mommy!" Jayden says running towards her, giving her a big hug. We talked about his day, finished up his homework, and ate dinner. "Mom, Dad I want a sibling." Jayden said eating. It caused me to choke on my food a little. "Where is this coming from son?" I asked intrigued. "Mommy gets to help other parents have babies, she shares the pictures, but we never get to see them everyday. I want a baby in the house to play with." Jayden says sad. Shanell wraps her arms around him, and hug him. "You know babies are a huge responsibility, and need a lot of attention right?" she asks him. "Yes and I'm okay with that. I will help out. Can we please have a baby?" he says begging. "Me and mommy will talk about it, and we will let you know. Now lets get you ready for bed." I says cleaning up dinner. We head up to get him ready for bed, and to get Shanell time to destress from work.

We get Jayden into bed, say his prayers, read his favorite story, and kiss him goodnight. We walk out of his room, and get ready for bed ourselves. "So how do you feel about what Jayden said?" Shanell asks getting undressed to shower. "I'm actually shocked, since I thought he liked being the only child." I say running the shower. "I knew it was coming, especially with Bryan and Carnell just having babies." "Maybe we should give him a sibling." I state pulling her into the shower. Little did I know she just found out we're pregnant again. We shower, dry off, and get changed for bed. "Hey are you available to meet me at the office tomorrow?" she asks me nervously. "Of course, just text me when to swing by." I reply yawning. We turn everything off and go to sleep.

It's around lunchtime, and I'm still wondering why she needs me to meet her. I get a text from Shanell, saying come now. When I get there, her mom and my mom are already there. "Is everything okay?" I say hugging them. Yeah, but there's something I need to discuss with y'all." She says grabbing my hand. "Shanell we're ready for you in room 1" one of the nurses shout out of the room. She leads us to room one, and have us sit down. "What is going on?" both of our mother's ask. She lays on the table, place the towel down, and the nurse starts the ultrasound. My mom, her mom, and I all gasp. "SHANELL!!!" Mama B yells. "What, wait...when?!" I ask standing beside her. "I found out last month, but wanted to make sure baby would stick this time." She says crying. In between Jayden and this baby we experienced many miscarriages, and I know she didn't want to experience another one. I kiss her and then her belly, and baby moves towards me. The nurse congratulates us, prints out pictures for us and our mothers, and we leave. We go home to do our usual routine, but decide to tell Jayden the news.

"Hey Jayden we need to talk to you about something." Shanell says sitting beside him. "What's wrong?" Jayden says softly. "It's nothing bad, but you remember our conversation the other day...well we have a surprise." I say. We hand him a box, that he opens, and immediately starts to cry. "I'm going to be a big brother?" he asks excitedly. "Yes son you are." we both say hugging him. He gets up and starts jumping up and down. She starts tearing up and I smile at how happy papa is, about becoming a big brother. Months go by and it is almost time to prepare of baby girl...yes a girl! "Mommy is it time for her to come yet?" Jayden ask rubbing my belly impatiently. "Not yet son in a few days or so." She says laughing at him. He's so excited to become a big brother, and I know their bond will forever be strong. I look threw the window to see her getting up to grab a snack and something to drink, then I turn back to finish hooping with the guys. We walk in to cool off and get water, when I hear something weird. "What was that noise?" I ask coming from outside. "Uh my water broke." She says nervously smiling. Jayden and my eyes get huge. "BABY IS COMING!" Jayden says dancing. This time everyone was in the house, so I didn't have to worry about her being alone when this happened.

"Kelly can you grab towels and blankets from the closet?" Shanell asks him sitting down. He runs to gather the supplies. "What do you need us to do?" Carnell, Bryan, and Pat ask. "Make sure the dogs are straight and occupied, and watch Jayden. If it becomes too much for him, I'm going to need yall to take him away." I can tell she's starting to feel sharp and intense contraction. "Dustin I need you!" She shouts out. I come over and immediately knows what she need...pressure on her back and hips, and my voice. As hours go by the contractions become closer together, and the pain intensifies. "She's moving down, but not quite where she needs to be." the midwife says checking me. "Lets give it a few more minutes walking around and bouncing on your ball, and then we'll move you to the tub momma." her assistant says. I take her for a walk around the backyard and house, with her ball and ice/water nearby.

She gets close to the backdoor and suddenly feel the urge to push. "Babe she's coming, I need to push." She says looking at me. I pick her up and runs towards the tub, "Baby is coming out now!" I shout for the midwife. As soon as she gets in the tub the contractions go away, but the pressure gets worse. Jayden comes in and he looks very concerned. "Mommy are you and baby okay?" he says sitting beside her. "Yes papa we're okay, your sister is being stubborn." She says kissing his head. He goes towards her belly and starts talking to his sister, "It's okay Freya you can come out now. Everyone here loves you and can't wait to see you." She starts crying a little bit, and he wipes the tears away. "Papa if this becomes too much for you, let your uncles know and they will take you somewhere else." I tell him. "I'm okay, I want to be here when she arrives." he said grabbing his blanket and game console. He eventually drifts off to sleep, until we wake him up and tell him it's time for his sister to come out.

"Okay momma give me one more good push, and she will be out." the midwife instructs. She pushes with all her might, until we hear that lovely sound of crying. "SHE'S HERE!" Jayden says jumping up and down. We get her semi wiped off, wrapped in a blanket and let him hold her. "Can I get in with you mommy?" "Of course you can baby." she says scooting over. I would've never thought he would want to get in. He holds her gently and kisses her head. The love that is showing in his face and eyes, makes us all cry. After getting ourselves together, we all head into the room and eat dinner as a family. "I want to thank you all for being here with us, as we welcome another important addition to our family." I say to everyone. "You know it's nothing big bro. Wherever/whenever you need us, we'll be there." Kelly says fist bumping me. Everyone leaves to go home, and it's just us and our kids. "I love you so much queen. Thank you for my beautiful kids, and best life I could ask for." I say kissing her. "And I thank you for everything you've done and are doing. This wouldn't be possible without you." She says kissing me back. We turn the lights off, turn to a movies, and snuggle up with our children.

This is the best life I could ever ask for. My wife, dogs, and our beautiful children.